Born in Noumea, New Caledonia in 1955, Elisabeth Kruger was living and working in New South Wales in 2008.
Since her first solo exhibition at the Crafts Council of Australia in 1978, Elisabeth has held several shows with Eva Breuer Art Dealer in Sydney, including Asleep in the Garden (1999); Pink (2001); Elisabeth Kruger: New Paintings (2005), and more recently, a self-titled exhibition with Karen Woodbury Gallery in Melbourne in 2004.
Kruger has also participated in numerous group exhibitions, including the Sulman Prize , Art Gallery of New South Wales (1999); Salon des Refusés , SH Ervin Gallery, New South Wales (1999 and 1997); Mulch and Metaphors , Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria (1997); Portia Geach , SH Ervin Gallery, New South Wales (1997); Adelaide Biennale of Australian Art , Art Gallery of South Australia (1990); and Recent Acquisitions , National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (1990).
In 1989, Elisabeth was awarded the prestigious Moët & Chandon Art Fellowship Prize , and in 1990, was the recipient of a Studio Residency from the Visual Arts/Craft Board of the Arts Council which she undertook in Besozzo, Italy.
Her work appears in many major public and corporate collections including the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Artbank, the Legislative Assembly, Canberra; ANZ Bank Art Collection, Melbourne and Moët & Chandon, Epernay, France.
- Writers:
- Woodbury, Karen
- Date written:
- 2008
- Last updated:
- 2011
